don't mention it
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“I don’t mention it because I’m a staffer. I keep it professional at work,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Your kids probably pick up on your money stress, even if you don’t mention it, the experts said.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2024
You try to put it out of your mind, and you don’t mention it to others.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2022
“I don’t mention it, but I can build a lot of things. Just because I learned over the years,” Shaw said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2016
“No, really, don’t mention it, Ross. No, honest, you’d’ve done the same for me, I know you would.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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